The Story about Jan Johnson Jan was a Montessori teacher and my granddaughter’s teacher for 3 years. She asked me to teach a mandala class to her 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students. Then, with no real instruction herself, other than what she observed in the classroom with the students, Jan went home and tried...Read More
The Story of Sara Kritikos Sara’s mother was taking my class and asked me if she could bring her daughter to class so she wouldn’t have to be alone. Sara had had encephalitis at birth and carried the scars physically and developmentally. I suggested that perhaps she would be interested in trying mandalas and her...Read More
The Story about Wendy Hawkins Wendy was a regular at Lane Cara Shaw’s drop-in classes, and took a class or two from me as well. She was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis as a baby, requiring her to have numerous surgeries through the years. Her body caused her so much pain and suffering. She found...Read More
The Story of Lane Cara Shaw Petite, British Lane Cara Shaw attended my mandala class when she was a young 83. After her first session, she was hooked! Following the 6-week class, she began teaching a weekly drop-in class herself, teaching the mandala as a tool for self-healing and encouraging and teaching others to teach....Read More